Northanger Abbey (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Jane Austen
- First Published: 1818
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: Early nineteenth century
- Setting: England
- Genres: Long fiction, Gothic fiction, Fiction of manners, Bourgeois fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Values, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Literature, Betrayal, Friendship, Social life, Brothers and sisters, Eighteenth century, Wit or humor, Imagination, Clergy, Gossip, Naivete
- Locales: Bath, England
Characters Discussed
Catherine Morland, a young girl whose head is filled with Gothic romances. At Bath, she meets the Thorpe and Tilney families. Her brother James is attracted to Isabella Thorpe, and John Thorpe becomes attentive to Catherine. She, however, is more interested in Henry Tilney, a younger son, whose father invites her to his home, Northanger Abbey, under the mistaken impression that she is rich and will make a good match for Henry. Overcome by the thrill of being in a real abbey, Catherine makes several foolish blunders, even thinking that her host must have...
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